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$1,366.18 -$20.81 (-1.5%)

04:00 PM EST on 12/07/23

Markel Corp (NYSE:MKL)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

The Company markets and underwrites specialty insurance products and programs to a variety of niche markets and operates in three segments of the specialty insurance marketplace: the Excess and Surplus Lines, the Specialty Admitted and the London markets.

Current Price $1,366.18 Mkt Cap $18.1B
Open $1,387.59 P/E Ratio 9.79
Prev. Close $1,366.18 Div. (Yield) $0.00 (0.0%)
Daily Range $1,362.83 - $1,388.98 Volume 60,061
52-Wk Range $1,186.56 - $1,560.00 Avg. Daily Vol. 61,925

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Top NYSE:MKL Bull/Bear Pitches

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nolledge (44.71)
Submitted March 08, 2023

Great company at a reasonable price. Great quality operations and growth prospects (specialty u/w, programs services, 3rd party capital, long track record of investment success). Estimate that it can generate 10% income to mkt cap plus strong growth.… More

srk85 (23.05)
Submitted May 07, 2009

Price multiple is too high compared to industry.

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Recs

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Member Avatar nolledge (44.71) Submitted: 3/8/2023 5:35:57 AM : Outperform Start Price: $1,323.99 NYSE:MKL Score: -11.83

Great company at a reasonable price. Great quality operations and growth prospects (specialty u/w, programs services, 3rd party capital, long track record of investment success). Estimate that it can generate 10% income to mkt cap plus strong growth.

Think a reasonable and conservative estimate of run-rate profits is
375m uw profit (7.5b @ 95% CR)
150m prg services (.5% of 3B GWP)
600m fixed income (3% * 20B)
700m equity (10%*7B)
200m markel ventures (10% * 2B equity)
-400m tax (~20%)
~1.7B profit, nearly 10% return at 18B mkt cap.

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Member Avatar jjhegi (28.05) Submitted: 12/12/2020 9:00:47 PM : Outperform Start Price: $1,003.45 NYSE:MKL Score: +10.80

Listening to the CEO of this “Baby Berkshire” feels a lot like listening to Warren Buffet.

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Member Avatar TMFbonefish (41.79) Submitted: 12/7/2020 1:42:04 PM : Outperform Start Price: $984.44 NYSE:MKL Score: +14.36

Baby Berkshire will just keep chugging along. Relatively cheap compared to its historical price to book ratio. If the equity markets tumble Markel will get beaten down harder than Berkshire but it offers the potential of a mid-cap with a proven model that can turn it into a mega-cap.

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bigrats2000

bigrats2000 (94.75) Score: +101.51

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Member Name Member
Rating
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Date
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Frame
Start
Price
Stock
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Index
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Score Commentary
guycmcd11 71.57 1/20/2009 Underperform 3Y $294.01 +364.67% +453.25% +88.58 0 Comment
theresabb 66.24 10/30/2008 Underperform 3W $327.96 +316.56% +398.82% +82.26 0 Comment
fisher665 70.92 2/6/2009 Underperform 1Y $290.99 +369.49% +449.52% +80.03 1 Comment
pandibear < 20 11/5/2007 Underperform 1Y $554.05 +146.58% +220.82% +74.24 0 Comment
laftree < 20 11/10/2008 Underperform 1Y $322.50 +323.62% +394.02% +70.39 1 Comment
johndimling 44.17 11/10/2008 Underperform 1Y $322.50 +323.62% +394.02% +70.39 1 Comment
hohk < 20 12/9/2008 Underperform 3M $301.06 +353.79% +415.69% +61.90 0 Comment
pontiglass 37.65 3/15/2007 Underperform 3M $471.52 +189.74% +247.86% +58.12 0 Comment
ozarksmart 29.96 12/26/2006 Underperform 3W $475.02 +187.60% +245.41% +57.80 0 Comment
Bankwatcher1 22.79 10/7/2008 Underperform NS $338.50 +303.60% +357.58% +53.98 0 Comment

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